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Richard Blumenthal: “Standards need to be sufficiently high, they need to be enforced rigorously, and that penalties have to provide a…”

On the recordJune 2, 2014
Standards need to be sufficiently high, they need to be enforced rigorously, and that penalties have to provide a deterrent to violation of them.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Emphasizing the importance of strict safety standards and penalties.

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